Fatal and Nonfatal Struck-By Injuries in the Construction Industry, 2011–2019

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• Journal Article:
  Fatal and nonfatal struck-by injuries in the construction industry, 2011-2019
• Personal Author:
  Brown, Samantha ; Harris, William ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Dong, Xiuwen S.
• Description:
  This issue examines fatal and nonfatal struck injuries in construction from 2011 through 2019, identifying trends by subsector and injury cause. Key Findings: 1. In 2019, struck-by injuries caused 170 deaths in construction, of which 47% involved transport vehicles. 2. Between 2011 and 2019, the rate of fatal struck-by injuries in construction from objects/equipment and transport vehicles declined by 15% and 23%, respectively. 3. Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) accounted for more than two thirds (68%) of construction struck-by deaths from transport vehicles in 2019. 4. In 2019, there were 20,600 nonfatal struck injuries in construction, comprising one quarter (26%) of the industry's total nonfatal injuries. 5. Between 2011 and 2019, the rate of nonfatal struck-by and struck-against injuries in construction declined by 20% and 47%, respectively. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Wounds And Injuries
• Keywords:
  Construction workers; Fatalities; Mortality data; Traumatic injuries; Injury prevention; Motor vehicles; Machinery; Heavy equipment
• Source:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2021 Apr; :1-7
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U60-OH-009762
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063306
• Contact Point Address:
  Xiuwen Sue Dong, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  SDong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e33a6d368033557f91544639f453cc68ac2120c3b43360fd982bc8d4c6d12853a52ed0b104396ebc7e7504762ac7a90071a7f34df312c8ab8ff0ff46a2e06850
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115582/cdc_115582_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.27 MB ]